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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Uganda

Female labor force participation rate in Uganda in 2025 — 75.6%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.81 pp.

2025 75.6% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 182
Period maximum 81.91%2013
Period minimum 65.51%2012

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Uganda, 1990–2025657075808519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 70.78%1991: 70.8%1992: 70.85%1993: 70.91%1994: 70.98%1995: 71.07%1996: 71.15%1997: 71.2%1998: 71.24%1999: 71.25%2000: 71.25%2001: 71.23%2002: 71.19%2003: 71.14%2004: 71.09%2005: 71.03%2006: 70.96%2007: 70.9%2008: 70.84%2009: 70.77%2010: 70.7%2011: 77.93%2012: 65.51%2013: 81.91%2014: 75.64%2015: 73.72%2016: 71.59%2017: 69.22%2018: 71.69%2019: 73.85%2020: 73.98%2021: 74.67%2022: 75.36%2023: 75.45%2024: 75.56%2025: 75.6%
Change over the period: +4.81 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 75.6%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.6 +0.04 pp
2024 75.56 +0.11 pp
2023 75.45 +0.08 pp
2022 75.36 +0.69 pp
2021 74.67 +0.7 pp
2020 73.98 +0.13 pp
2019 73.85 +2.16 pp
2018 71.69 +2.47 pp
2017 69.22 −2.37 pp
2016 71.59 −2.13 pp
2015 73.72 −1.92 pp
2014 75.64 −6.27 pp
2013 81.91 +16.4 pp
2012 65.51 −12.42 pp
2011 77.93 +7.23 pp
2010 70.7 −0.07 pp
2009 70.77 −0.07 pp
2008 70.84 −0.07 pp
2007 70.9 −0.06 pp
2006 70.96 −0.06 pp
2005 71.03 −0.06 pp
2004 71.09 −0.05 pp
2003 71.14 −0.05 pp
2002 71.19 −0.04 pp
2001 71.23 −0.02 pp
2000 71.25 +0 pp
1999 71.25 +0.01 pp
1998 71.24 +0.03 pp
1997 71.2 +0.05 pp
1996 71.15 +0.08 pp
1995 71.07 +0.09 pp
1994 70.98 +0.07 pp
1993 70.91 +0.06 pp
1992 70.85 +0.04 pp
1991 70.8 +0.02 pp
1990 70.78 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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